JP2010083477A - Vehicle body protective covering member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the deformation and damage of a covering member when a thrust-up force acts from below on the protective covering member for covering the side surface lower edge of a vehicle body. <P>SOLUTION: This covering member 2 of a vehicular door is composed of a vehicle outside covering part 20 covering the outside plate 10 of a lower part of the door 1, a cross-sectional substantially U-shaped lower edge covering part 21 covering the lower edge 12 of the door 1 and a vehicle inside covering part 23 for covering the inside plate 11 of the lower part of the door 1, as the protective covering member, and is fixed to the door 1 with a clip 4. An abutting rib 3 where the upper end is opposed in close vicinity to the lower edge 12 of the door 1 by crossing in the width direction in the lower edge covering part 21, is arranged in a clearance between the lower edge covering part 21 and the lower edge 12 of the door 1 on the front end of the covering member 2 corresponding to the door front end of the front door 1, and the abutting rib 3 abuts on the lower edge 12 of the door 1 when the front end of the covering member 2 is thrust-up from below, and receives the thrusting-up force on the lower edge 12 of the door 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a covering member that covers a lower edge of a side surface portion of a vehicle body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some automobiles are covered with a covering member in order to protect a lower edge of a side surface portion of a vehicle body from a stepping stone or mud splashed during traveling. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in a wagon car or the like in which the lower edge of the front door 1 is positioned outside the rocker 6 that covers the lower edge of the vehicle body and covers it, the lower edge of the door 1 is the covering member. 2 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The covering member 2 is made of a synthetic resin, and is connected to the outer covering portion 20, the lower edge covering portion 21 extending from the lower end thereof in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the lower edge covering portion 21 through the thin integral hinge 22. A vehicle interior covering portion 23 is provided in series.
The covering member 2 engages and locks the bracket portion 24 provided on the inner surface of the vehicle outer covering portion 20 with the outer plate 10 of the door 1 by the plurality of clips 4, and the locking claws provided on the inner surface of the vehicle inner covering portion 23. 26 is fitted and locked to the inner plate 11 and attached to the lower portion of the door 1. The vehicle interior covering portion 23 can be raised and lowered by the integral hinge 22, and after the vehicle exterior covering portion 20 is attached to the door 1, the vehicle interior covering portion 23 is raised and closed to cover the inner plate 11 of the door.

As shown in FIG. 10, in a passenger car or the like in which the rocker 6 is positioned below the lower edge of the door 1, the lower edge of the rocker 6 on the outside of the vehicle is covered with a covering member 5.
The covering member 5 made of synthetic resin has a substantially C-shaped cross section with a side surface portion 50 on the vehicle outer side, an upper surface portion 51 extending from the upper edge and lower edge thereof and extending toward the rocker 6, and a bottom surface portion 52. The end portions 53 and 54 of the top surface portion 51 and the bottom surface portion 52 are provided so as to cover the rocker 6 by engaging the outer surfaces 60 and 61 of the rocker 6 with the clips 4a and 4b, respectively. It is almost flush with the outer surface. The terminal portion 54 of the bottom surface portion 52 can be raised and lowered by an integral hinge 56, and has a structure in which the terminal portion 54 is raised and engaged with the lower surface of the rocker 6 outside the vehicle.

JP 2007-137410 A

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front end of the covering member 2 that covers the lower portion of the front door 1 generally has a vertical width toward the front end so that a continuous view with the wheel house 8 can be obtained from the viewpoint of design. The lower edge covering portion 21 is lower than the lower edge of the door and is separated from the lower edge.
By the way, when running on a snowy road in a cold region, the snow 9 with the front wheel jumping up may adhere and freeze from the lower end of the rear edge of the fender behind the front wheel house 8 to the lower surface of the front end of the covering member 2.
In this case, when the front wheel gets over the unevenness of the road surface, the frozen snow 9 hits the convex portion of the road surface and pushes up the covering member 2. When the lower edge covering portion 21 of the covering member 2 is pushed up by the pushing force G, the covering member 2 is damaged due to cross-sectional deformation, or the clip 4 or the locking claw that fixes the covering member 2 to the door 1. There was a risk that stress concentration occurred in No. 26 and these were damaged.
Similarly to the cover member 2 for doors, when a pushing force G is applied to the locker cover member 5 shown in FIG. 10, the bottom surface portion 52 of the cover member 5 is pushed up, and the terminal portion 54 of the bottom surface portion 52 is moved. There was a problem that the clip 4b stopped on the locker 6 was damaged, or that the covering member 5 was deformed in cross section and the covering member 5 itself was damaged.
Therefore, the present invention has been made to provide a covering member for protecting a vehicle body that prevents deformation and damage of the covering member even when a pushing force is applied to the covering member covering the lower part of the door or the locker from below. is there.

The invention according to claim 1 is a covering member for protecting a vehicle body that is installed in the front-rear direction along the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body and surrounds and covers the lower edge.
The inside of the covering member rises from the lower end of the covering member so as to cross the inside of the covering member in the width direction, and the upper end is closely opposed to the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body or the upper inner surface of the covering member itself with a slight gap. An abutment rib is provided that prevents the covering member from being deformed or damaged by contacting the lower edge of the side surface portion or the upper inner surface when the covering member is pushed up from below.
When the covering member is pushed up from below, the upper end of the abutting rib immediately contacts the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body or the upper inner surface of the covering member, and the abutting rib serves as a support to prevent deformation and damage of the covering member. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to the first aspect, the covering member is a covering member that covers a lower portion of the vehicle door, and covers the vehicle outer surface of the lower portion of the door. , A lower edge covering portion covering a lower edge of the door, and a vehicle interior covering portion covering the inner surface of the vehicle at the lower portion of the door. The vehicle outer covering portion and the vehicle interior covering portion are respectively formed on the door. Fixed at the bottom,
At the front end of the covering member corresponding to the door front end of the front door, the abutting rib is provided in the lower edge covering portion so as to cross the width of the lower edge covering portion in the width direction and whose upper end is closely opposed to the lower edge of the door front end. .
When a pushing force from below is applied to the front end of the covering member covering the lower part of the door, the upper end of the abutment rib immediately contacts the lower edge of the door, so that the pushing force is received at the lower edge of the door via the abutment rib. There is no breakage in the fixing portion of the covering member to the door.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to the second aspect, the front end of the covering member is formed in a shape in which the vertical width expands toward the lower edge covering portion toward the front end, The abutment rib is provided in the lower edge covering portion of the front end.
The abutment rib is effective when it is provided at the front end of the covering member that has a large vertical gap between the lower edge covering portion of the covering member and the lower edge of the door and that is liable to freeze due to snow when the vehicle is traveling.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to the second or third aspect, the covering member includes a first member in which an extension portion that covers a lower edge of the door is formed on the outer covering portion of the vehicle. The second covering member includes a second member that covers the lower edge of the door on the inner covering portion and further extends to the middle position between the upper and lower outer covering portions of the first member. The extending portion of the second member is Overlap and bond to the inner surface of the first member,
The lower edge covering portion is formed at a portion covering the lower edge of the door of the extended portion of the first and second members that are overlapped, and the abutment rib is provided in the lower edge covering portion.
A covering member having a large vertical width can be easily formed by a mold during production by using a divided structure.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the abutment rib is formed of a member different from the covering member, and the corresponding ribs are spaced apart in the front-rear direction. The plurality of rib pieces arranged in a row and the rib pieces are connected to each other and formed integrally with the substrate portion fitted in the lower edge covering portion.
The abutting rib is easily attached by fitting the base part of the abutting rib prepared in advance separately from the covering member into the lower edge covering portion of the covering member.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to the fourth aspect, the abutment rib is integrally formed in the extension portion of the second member so as to cross it.
Since the second member is smaller and simpler in shape than the entire covering member, the abutment rib can be easily formed integrally. In addition, when a plate-shaped synthetic resin coating member is molded by molding, if the rib is integrally formed on the inner surface, sink marks are formed on the outer surface and the appearance is impaired, but the extension portion of the second member is covered by the first member. Therefore, the sink mark of the second member does not appear on the appearance.

The invention according to claim 7 is the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 1,
The covering member is a covering member that covers the lower part of the vehicle door, and is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section covering from the vehicle outer surface to the lower edge and the vehicle inner surface of the lower part of the door. The gap between the side surface portion on the outside of the vehicle and the vehicle outer surface on the lower portion of the door extends from the bottom surface portion of the covering member to the front end of the covering member that is fixed to the lower portion of the door and corresponds to the front end of the front door. Rises across the direction, and the upper end faces the upper inner surface of the covering member with a slight gap in close proximity, and the upper end contacts the upper inner surface when the front end of the covering member is pushed up from below. I set a rib,
The upper inner surface of the covering member is provided with a receiving portion at a position facing the upper end of the abutting rib to prevent the upper end of the abutting rib from being displaced.
When the bottom part of the covering member that covers the lower part of the door is pushed up from below, the upper end of the abutting rib that stands up from the bottom part immediately comes into contact with the upper inner surface of the covering member that is in close proximity to it, and the abutting rib serves as a support to cover the door. Prevent crushing deformation of members. At this time, if the abutment position of the upper end of the abutment rib abutting against the upper inner surface is shifted, the abutment rib may be inclined and the support effect of the abutment rib may not be exhibited. Since it is received without deviation, the supporting effect by the ribs is sufficiently exhibited without the ribs being inclined.

The invention according to claim 8 is the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 1,
The covering member is a covering member that covers a rocker installed at the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body, and the covering member is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross-section covering the vehicle outer surface of the rocker, and the upper end and the lower end of the rocker Fixed to the outside of the car,
In the covering member, at least at the front end thereof, from the bottom surface portion of the covering member, the gap between the side surface portion on the outside of the vehicle and the outer surface of the rocker is crossed in the width direction, and the upper end rises upward. Provided with a contact rib that is close to and opposed to the upper inner surface of the upper portion, and that the upper end contacts the upper inner surface when the covering member is pushed up from below,
The upper inner surface of the covering member is provided with a receiving portion at a position facing the upper end of the abutting rib to prevent the upper end of the abutting rib from being displaced.
When the bottom surface of the covering member covering the rocker is pushed up from below, the upper end of the covering rib that stands up from the bottom surface immediately comes into contact with the upper inner surface of the covering member that is in close proximity to it, and the supporting rib serves as a support for the bottom surface. The upward movement is suppressed to prevent deformation and damage of the covering member. At this time, if the abutment position of the upper end of the abutment rib abutting against the upper inner surface is shifted, the abutment rib may be inclined and the support effect of the abutment rib may not be exhibited. Since it is received without deviation, the supporting effect by the ribs is sufficiently exhibited without the ribs being inclined.

The invention according to claim 9 is the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the abutment rib is opposed to the longitudinal edge of the vehicle outer side with the side surface of the vehicle outer side of the covering member with a gap. Let
Since the side surface portion on the vehicle outer side of the covering member and the vertical edge on the vehicle outer side of the contact rib are separated from each other, there is no problem due to sink marks on the vehicle outer surface of the side surface portion.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to the seventh or eighth aspect, the upper end of the abutting rib in contact with the inner surface is used as a receiving portion provided on the inner surface of the upper inner surface. A pair of protrusions are provided on the inner surface so as to be sandwiched in the thickness direction.
The upper ends of the contact ribs that are in contact with the upper inner surface by the pair of protrusions can be suitably received without misalignment.

The covering member which covers the door lower part of 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied is shown, and is sectional drawing of the attachment state in the position which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the coating | coated member of the said 1st Embodiment. The covering member which covers the door lower part of 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied is shown, and is sectional drawing of the attachment state in the position along the AA of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the coating | coated member of the said 2nd Embodiment. The covering member which covers the door lower part of 3rd Embodiment to which this invention is applied is shown, and it is sectional drawing of the attachment state in the position along the AA of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the position which follows the VI-VI line of FIG. 5, FIG. The covering member which covers the vehicle outer surface of the rocker of 4th Embodiment to which this invention is applied is shown, and is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an attachment state. It is a side view which shows the coating | coated member of the front door of a motor vehicle. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the attachment state of the coating | coated member for the conventional door corresponding to FIG. Corresponding to FIG. 7, it is a longitudinal sectional view showing an attachment state of a covering member of a conventional rocker.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to the covering member 2 that covers the lower portion of the front door 1 of the vehicle shown in FIG. The covering member 2 is attached so as to surround the lower edge of the front door 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a door) and attached in the front-rear direction, and the top and bottom width of the covering member 2 is gradually widened downward toward the front. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door 1 has a hollow structure composed of an outer plate 10 and an inner plate 11, and the lower portion of the door 1 is narrowed downward, and the lower edge 12 of the door 1 is an outer side. The lower edge of the plate 10 and the inner plate 11 are overlapped and connected to each other. Reference numeral 6 in FIG. 1 denotes a locker.

  The covering member 2 is made of synthetic resin, and includes a vehicle outer covering portion 20 on the outer side of the vehicle, a lower edge covering portion 21 that extends from the lower end of the vehicle outer covering portion 20 to the vehicle inner side in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a vehicle with the lower edge covering portion 21. A vertical plate-like interior covering portion 23 connected to the inner upper end via a thin integral hinge 22 is integrally formed. The front end of the covering member 2 is closed by a front end face 25 formed so as to connect the front end edge of the vehicle exterior covering portion 20 and the front end edge of the lower edge covering portion 21.

  A plurality of bracket portions 24 are provided on the inner surface side of the vehicle exterior covering portion 20 at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. Each bracket portion 24 is a plate body along the outer plate 10 of the door 1, and an upper end and a lower end thereof are connected to an inner surface of the vehicle exterior covering portion 20, and are directed to the outer plate 10 of the door 1 at the upper and lower intermediate positions, respectively. Clips 4 and 4 are fitted and fixed.

  The lower edge covering portion 21 covers the lower edge 12 of the door 1 from below, and the bottom edge of the lower edge covering portion 21 is formed at the front end of the covering member 2 so that the lower edge covering portion 21 and the lower edge covering portion 21 A gap is provided between the lower edge 12 of the door 1 in the vertical direction.

  The interior covering portion 23 connected to the lower edge covering portion 21 via the integral hinge 22 has a lower vertical width than the exterior covering portion 20, and the interior covering portion 23 is tilted around the integral hinge 22. Is possible. A locking claw 26 protruding in a substantially V shape is formed at an intermediate position between the upper and lower sides of the vehicle interior covering portion 23 with an interval in the front-rear direction.

  The covering member 2 is in a state in which the vehicle interior covering portion 23 is tilted and opened, and the clips 4 are fitted and locked in the respective fitting holes of the outer plate 10 of the door 1 corresponding thereto, thereby raising the vehicle interior covering portion 23. It closes and each latching claw 26 is fitted and latched to each latching hole of the inner plate 11 of the door 1 so as to cover the lower part of the door 1.

Prior to attaching the covering member 2 to the door 1, an abutting rib 3 separate from the covering member 2 is provided inside the lower edge covering portion 21 of the front end of the covering member 2.
The abutting rib 3 is an integrally molded product of synthetic resin, and a plurality of vertical plate-like rib pieces 31 crossing the inside of the substrate 30 are spaced apart in the front-rear direction on the substrate 30 having a substantially U-shaped cross section along the inner surface of the lower edge covering portion 21. It stands upright. The height position of the upper end of each rib piece 31 is aligned horizontally.

The abutment rib 3 is fitted into the lower edge covering portion 21 of the front end of the covering member 2 from above, and the substrate 30 is superimposed on the inner surface of the lower edge covering portion 21 and fixed with a double-sided tape.
In a state where the covering member 2 is attached to the door 1, the upper end of each rib piece 31 is opposed to the lower edge 12 of the front end of the door 1 from below. The facing gap is about 2 to 3 mm. If the gap between the rib piece 31 and the lower edge 12 of the door 1 is further reduced or brought into contact with each other, a rattling noise is generated between the two due to slight vibrations of the vehicle.

  According to the present embodiment, even if the snow which has adhered to the lower surface of the front end of the covering member 2 hits the convex portion of the road surface and the thrust force acts on the front end of the covering member 2 when the vehicle is traveling on a snowy road, it is applied immediately. The upper end of the rib piece 31 of the rib 3 abuts on the lower edge 12 of the door 1, whereby the pushing force is received by the lower edge 12 of the door 1 via each rib piece 31, so that the covering member 2 is fixed to the door 1. The clip 4 and the locking claw 26 are not damaged, and the cross-sectional deformation is prevented. The abutment rib 3 can be easily attached by fitting the substrate portion 30 into the lower edge covering portion 21 of the covering member 2.

  Although it is conceivable that the abutment rib is molded integrally with the synthetic resin covering member, it is not productive to integrally form the covering member having a deep U-shaped section, and the formation of the abutting rib of the covering member This is not preferable in appearance due to the occurrence of sink marks on the surface side of the portion. It is more practical to use a separate abutment rib 3.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a covering member 2A provided with a large vehicle outer covering portion 20A that covers the vehicle outer surface 10 below the door 1 widely in the vertical direction.
The covering member 2A is divided into a first member 2F that forms the exterior covering portion 20A and a second member 2S that forms the interior covering portion 23 in order to improve the productivity at the time of molding.

The first member 2 </ b> F has a substantially L-shaped cross section with an outer covering portion 20 </ b> A and an extension portion 27 that is bent inward from the lower edge of the vehicle and extends downward from the lower edge 12 of the door 1. The front end edge of the first member 2F is closed by the front end face 25.
The first member 2F is provided with a plurality of clips 4 at intervals along the upper edge of the inner surface of the vehicle exterior covering portion 20A.

  The second member 2S covers the lower edge 12 of the door 1 and the inner surface of the vehicle outer covering portion 20A via an integral hinge 22 along the lower edge of the vehicle interior covering portion 23A covering the lower inner plate 11 of the door 1. An extension 28 having a substantially J-shaped cross section is formed integrally with the vehicle interior covering portion 20A.

  On the inner surface of the vertical plate portion 281 of the extension portion 28 of the second member 2S along the inner surface of the vehicle exterior covering portion 20A, a plurality of bracket portions 24 are provided that protrude toward the vehicle interior at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. Each clip 24 is provided with a clip 4.

  An abutting rib 3A is provided inside the front end of the lower end 280 of the extension 28 that covers the lower edge 12 of the door 1. The abutting rib 3A is composed of a plurality of longitudinal plate-shaped rib pieces 31 that traverse the inside of the lower end portion 280, and the plurality of rib pieces 31 are integrally formed on the inner surface of the lower end portion 280 at intervals in the front-rear direction. The height position of the upper end of each rib piece 31 is aligned substantially horizontally.

  In the second member 2S, a plurality of locking claws 26 are formed on the inner surface of the interior covering portion 23A at intervals along the upper end thereof.

The second member 2S has a lower end portion 280 of the extension portion 28 superimposed on the extension portion 27 of the first member 2F, and is joined by a clip 4A penetrating both from below, and is an overlapped combination. The portion 27 and the lower end portion 280 constitute a lower edge covering portion 21A that covers the lower edge 12 of the door 1.
The second member 2S is erected along the inner surface of the outer covering portion 20A by bringing the upper end of the vertical plate portion 281 of the extension portion 28 into contact with the upper and lower intermediate positions of the inner surface of the outer covering portion 20A of the first member 2F. In this state, it is fixed to the inner surface of the vehicle exterior covering portion 20A by a clip (not shown). Thus, the covering member 2A configured by assembling the first member 2F and the second member 2S is attached to the door 1 in substantially the same manner as the covering member 2 of the first embodiment. .

  According to the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained, and the snow that has been frozen by adhering to the lower surface of the front end of the covering member 2A hits the convex portion of the road surface when the vehicle travels on a snowy road. Even if the pushing force acts on the front end of 2A, the covering member 2A is prevented from being damaged by the clip 4 and the locking claw 26 and from being deformed in cross section.

  In the present embodiment, since the second member 2S is relatively small and has a simple shape, the contact rib can be integrally formed with high productivity. Further, even if sink marks occur on the surface of the second member 2S by integral molding, the first member 2F covers and conceals the appearance of the covering member 2A.

  Note that, similarly to the first embodiment, a separate abutment rib 3 may be fitted into the extension portion 28 of the second member 2S. However, in the covering member 2A having the divided structure, the structure can be simplified by integrally forming the contact rib inside the extension portion 28 of the second member 2S.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a covering member 2 </ b> B having a substantially square C cross section that covers the lower part of the door 1 from the vehicle outer surface 10 to the lower edge 12 and the vehicle inner surface 11.
The covering member 2 </ b> B has a small vertical dimension, is shaped like a molding, and is integrally formed with a vehicle outer surface portion 20 </ b> B that covers from the vehicle outer surface 10 to the lower edge 12 of the door 1 and a vehicle inner surface portion 23 </ b> B that covers the vehicle inner surface 11.

  The vehicle outer surface portion 20B includes a side surface portion 201 that forms a substantially vertical wall surface, an upper surface portion 202 that is bent at a substantially right angle from the upper edge of the side surface portion 201 toward the vehicle inner side and extends substantially horizontally, and the side surface portion. 201 comprises a bottom surface portion 203 bent substantially at a right angle from the lower edge of the vehicle toward the vehicle inner side and extending substantially horizontally.

  The vehicle outer surface portion 20B of the covering member 2B is provided with a plate-like bracket portion 24 along the outer plate 10 of the door 1 on the inner surface side thereof. The bracket portion 24 has an upper end and a lower end coupled to the inner surfaces of the upper surface portion 202 and the bottom surface portion 203, and the clip 4 is fitted and fixed toward the outer plate 10 of the door 1 at an upper and lower intermediate position.

  The covering member 2B has a larger amount of the bottom surface portion 203 extending to the vehicle inner side than the upper surface portion 202, and the vehicle inner end portion of the bottom surface portion 203 is bent obliquely upward toward the vehicle inner side, A vehicle inner surface portion 23B connected through a thin-walled integral hinge 22 is formed. A substantially V-shaped locking claw 26 protrudes from the vehicle inner surface portion 23B at an upper and lower intermediate position.

  The covering member 2B is engaged with the clip 4 in each fitting hole of the outer plate 10 of the door 1 in a state where the inner surface portion 23B is opened and closed, the inner surface portion 23B is raised and closed, and the inner surface is locked. The claw 26 is fitted and locked in each locking hole of the inner plate 11 of the door 1 so as to cover the lower part of the door 1.

  The covering member 2B, like the covering members 2 and 2A, has a front end that is widened downward, and the front end of the covering member 2B is damaged inside the vehicle outer surface portion 20B and pushed up from below. The abutting rib 3B is provided to prevent Although not shown, a plurality of the abutment ribs 3B are provided at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.

  The abutment rib 3B is a vertical plate that stands up from the horizontal portion of the bottom surface portion 203, and is erected so as to cross the inside of the vehicle outer surface portion 20B in the width direction. The upper end of the abutting rib 3B is closely opposed to the inner surface of the upper surface portion 202 with a slight gap. Further, the vertical edge on the vehicle outer side of the abutment rib 3B is located along the inner surface of the side surface portion 201, and is opposed to the inner surface of the side surface portion 201 with a slight gap. The plate thickness of the abutment rib 3B is about 2 mm, which is slightly smaller than the plate thicknesses of the side surface portion 201, the upper surface portion 202 and the bottom surface portion 203 of the covering member 2B. The gap between the upper end of the abutment rib 3B and the inner surface of the upper surface portion 202 and the gap between the longitudinal edge of the abutment rib 3B on the vehicle outer side and the inner surface of the side surface portion 201 are set to about 2 mm.

  The inner surface of the upper surface portion 202 receives the upper end of the contact rib 3B when the upper end of the contact rib 3B comes into contact with the upper surface portion 202 by pushing up from the bottom at a position facing the upper end of the contact rib 3B. A receiving portion 35 is provided to prevent the displacement of the upper end. The receiving portion 35 has a pair of projecting portions 351 and 351 that protrude downward from the inner surface of the upper surface portion 202 with an interval in the front and rear so as to sandwich the upper end of the abutting rib 31 in contact with the inner surface of the upper surface portion 202. Is formed.

  The distance between the projecting portions 351 and 351 is set to be slightly wider (2 mm or more) than the plate thickness of the contact rib 3B. Both projecting portions 351 and 351 have a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape along the front-rear direction (FIG. 6), and the downward projecting amount is set to about 1 to 2 mm (FIG. 6 shows both projecting portions 351 and 351). 351 is highlighted). Both protrusions 351 and 351 are formed in a cross-sectional mountain shape having a certain length in the width direction, and are formed to have a length of about 5 mm along the width direction.

  In this embodiment, the rib 3B has its upper end and the longitudinal edge on the outside of the vehicle separated from the upper surface portion 202 of the covering member 2B and the side surface portion 201 on the outer side of the vehicle, and the upper end of the rib 3B is brought into contact with the upper surface portion 202 by pushing up from below. Since the abutting ribs are brought into contact with each other, sink marks do not occur on the outer surfaces of the outer side surface portion 201 and the upper surface portion 202 of the covering member 2B, and the appearance is not impaired.

  The contact rib 3B separated from the upper surface portion 202 and the side surface portion 201 of the covering member 2B has a possibility that the abutment position is shifted and the rib 3B is inclined even if the upper end is in contact with the upper surface portion 202 due to the pushing up. Therefore, a receiving portion 35 that receives the upper end of the abutting rib 3B that is in contact with the inner surface of the upper surface portion 202 is provided, and the upper end of the abutting rib 3B that is in contact with the upper surface portion 202 by the pair of protrusions 351 of the receiving portion 35 is the plate thickness. This prevents the front and rear of the rib upper end from being displaced in the direction. Therefore, the abutment rib 3B is not inclined, and the abutment rib 3B is supported between the top surface portion 202 and the bottom surface portion 203 in a vertical posture to prevent the bottom surface portion 203 from moving upward. Damage can be prevented.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a covering member 5 that covers the vehicle outer surface of a rocker 6 installed at the lower edge of a side surface of a vehicle body such as a passenger car over the entire length in the front-rear direction. An embodiment is shown.
Unlike the wagon car described in the previous embodiment, the locker 6 is installed at a position lower than the lower edge of the door 1 in the passenger car. The locker 6 has a closed cross section with an outer plate reinforcing plate 62 and an inner plate 63 that reinforce the outer plate 61, and the lower half of the outer plate reinforcing plate 62 is covered with the covering member 5. The covering member 5 extends in a molding shape along the lower edge of the door 1.

  The covering member 5 made of a synthetic resin has a side surface portion 50 that is substantially flush with the outer plate along the lower edge of the outer plate of the door 1 at a position on the vehicle outer side than the rocker 6, and the side surface portion 50. And a bottom surface portion 52 bent from the lower edge of the side surface portion 51 and extending substantially horizontally toward the rocker 6 side.

  The covering member 5 is attached so as to cover the lower half of the outer surface of the rocker 6. A terminal portion 53 on the vehicle inner side of the upper surface portion 51 is bent upward to cover the lower end of the outer plate 61 of the rocker 6, and a bracket portion 531 along the lower end of the outer plate 61 is formed inside the terminal portion 53. The clip 4a is fitted and fixed to this. A plurality of bracket portions 531 and clips 4a are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction.

  A terminal that extends toward the bottom surface of the rocker 6 is provided on the inner edge of the bottom surface portion 52 of the covering member 5 that is lower than the bottom surface of the rocker 6 so as to be able to rise and fall through a thin integral hinge 56. The part 54 is integrally molded. The terminal portion 54 has a flat plate portion that overlaps the bottom surface of the rocker 6, and the clip 4 b is provided on the flat plate portion, and a plurality of them are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction similarly to the clip 4 a.

  The covering member 5 is engaged with the clip 4a of the terminal portion 53 of the upper surface portion 51 in the corresponding fitting hole of the outer plate 61 of the rocker 6 in a state where the terminal portion 54 of the bottom surface portion 52 is opened and opened. At the same time, the terminal portion 54 is raised and closed, and the clip 4 b of the terminal portion 54 is fitted into the fitting hole on the bottom surface of the outer plate reinforcing plate 62 of the rocker 6 and attached.

  The covering member 5 is provided with an abutting rib 3B for preventing deformation and damage of the covering member 5 against a push-up from below, in the front end close to the wheel house of the vehicle, as in the third embodiment. A plurality of the abutment ribs 3B are provided in the front end of the covering member 5 with a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction.

The abutting rib 3B is a vertical plate that stands up from the horizontal portion of the bottom surface portion 52, and is erected so as to cross the inside of the covering member 5 in the width direction. The upper end of the abutting rib 3B is closely opposed to the inner surface of the upper surface portion 51 with a slight gap, and the vertical edge of the outer side of the abutting rib 3 along the inner surface of the side surface portion 50 is opposed to this with a slight gap. It is.
The plate thickness of the abutment rib 3B is about 2 mm, which is slightly smaller than the plate thicknesses of the side surface portion 50, the upper surface portion 51, and the bottom surface portion 52 of the covering member 5. Further, the gap between the upper end of the abutting rib 3B and the inner surface of the upper surface portion 51 and the gap between the vertical edge of the abutting rib 3B and the inner surface of the side surface portion 50 are set to about 2 mm.

  Corresponding to the upper end of the abutting rib 3B, the inner surface of the upper surface portion 51 receives the upper end of the abutting rib 3B when the upper end of the abutting rib 3B comes into contact with the upper surface portion 202, as in the third embodiment. A receiving portion 35 is provided to prevent the displacement. The basic structure of the receiving portion 35 is the same as that of the third embodiment, and a pair of protruding portions 351 and 351 are formed at intervals in the front and rear so that the upper end of the rib 31 is sandwiched in the front and rear to the inner surface of the upper surface portion 51. It is.

  According to the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the third embodiment can be obtained, and even if a thrust force from below is applied to the covering member 5 covering the rocker 6, the covering member 5 is supported by the support of the abutment rib 3B. Deformation and damage can be reliably prevented. Further, the appearance of the covering member 5 is not impaired by providing the abutting rib 3B. In this embodiment, the abutting rib 3B is provided inside the front end of the covering member 5, but it is desirable that the covering member 5 is provided with the abutting rib 3B inside the rear end as well as inside the front end.

1 Door 10 Outer plate (vehicle exterior)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Inner plate 12 Lower edge 2,2A, 2B Cover member which covers the lower part of the door for vehicles 2F 1st member 2S 2nd member 20, 20A Car outer cover part 20B Car outer surface part 201 Side surface part 202 Upper surface part (upper part)
203 Bottom surface portion 21, 21A Lower edge covering portion 23, 23A Car interior covering portion 23B Car inner surface portion 27, 28 Extension portion 3, 3A, 3B Abutting rib 30 Substrate portion 31 Rib piece 35 Receiving portion 351 Protruding portion 5 Covering member for covering rocker 50 Side part 51 Upper part (upper part)
52 Bottom part 53, 54 Terminal part (upper end, lower end)

Claims (10)

In the covering member for protecting the vehicle body, which is installed in the front-rear direction along the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body and surrounds and covers the lower edge,
The inside of the covering member rises from the lower end of the covering member so as to cross the inside of the covering member in the width direction, and the upper end is closely opposed to the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body or the upper inner surface of the covering member itself with a slight gap. And an abutment rib for preventing the deformation and damage of the covering member by contacting the lower edge of the side surface portion or the upper inner surface when the covering member is pushed up from below. Covering member. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 1,
The covering member is a covering member that covers a lower portion of a vehicle door, and includes a vehicle outer covering portion that covers a vehicle outer surface at a lower portion of the door, a substantially U-shaped lower edge covering portion that covers a lower edge of the door, It is formed in series with a vehicle interior covering portion that covers the inner surface of the lower vehicle, and the vehicle exterior covering portion and the vehicle interior covering portion are each fixed to the lower portion of the door,
At the front end of the covering member corresponding to the door front end of the front door, the abutting rib is provided in the lower edge covering portion so as to cross the width of the lower edge covering portion in the width direction and whose upper end is close to the lower edge of the door front end. Cover member for protecting the body. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 2,
A covering member for a vehicle body, wherein a front end of the covering member is formed in a shape in which a vertical width is expanded toward the lower edge covering portion toward the front end, and the abutting rib is provided in the lower edge covering portion of the front end. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 2 or 3,
The covering member includes: a first member in which an extension portion that covers a lower edge of the door is formed on the outer covering portion; and an upper and lower portions of the outer covering portion of the first member that covers the lower edge of the door on the inner covering portion. A second member formed with an extension extending to an intermediate position, the extension of the second member being overlapped and coupled to the inner surface of the first member;
Forming the lower edge covering portion at a portion covering the lower edge of the door of the extended portion of the first and second members that are overlapped;
A vehicle body protecting covering member provided with the abutment rib in the lower edge covering portion. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 2 or 4,
The abutment rib is formed of a member different from the covering member, and the corresponding ribs are connected to the plurality of rib pieces arranged at intervals in the front-rear direction, and the rib pieces are connected and fitted into the lower edge covering portion. A vehicle body protecting covering member formed integrally with the substrate portion to be formed. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 4,
A covering member for protecting a vehicle body, wherein the abutment rib is integrally formed so as to cross the extension portion of the second member. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 1,
The covering member is a covering member that covers the lower part of the vehicle door, and is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section covering from the vehicle outer surface to the lower edge and the vehicle inner surface of the lower part of the door. The gap between the side surface portion on the outside of the vehicle and the vehicle outer surface on the lower portion of the door extends from the bottom surface portion of the covering member to the front end of the covering member that is fixed to the lower portion of the door and corresponds to the front end of the front door. Rises across the direction, and the upper end faces the upper inner surface of the covering member with a slight gap in close proximity, and the upper end contacts the upper inner surface when the front end of the covering member is pushed up from below. I set a rib,
And a cover for protecting the vehicle body, provided on the upper inner surface of the covering member, at a position facing the upper end of the abutment rib, and a receiving portion for preventing the displacement of the upper end when the upper end of the abutment rib abuts. Element. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 1,
The covering member is a covering member that covers a rocker installed at the lower edge of the side surface of the vehicle body, and the covering member is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross-section covering the vehicle outer surface of the rocker, and the upper end and the lower end of the rocker Fixed to the outside of the car,
In the covering member, at least at the front end thereof, from the bottom surface portion of the covering member, the gap between the side surface portion on the outside of the vehicle and the outer surface of the rocker is crossed in the width direction, and the upper end rises upward. Provided with a contact rib that is close to and opposed to the upper inner surface of the upper portion, and that the upper end contacts the upper inner surface when the covering member is pushed up from below,
And a cover for protecting the vehicle body, provided on the upper inner surface of the covering member, at a position facing the upper end of the abutment rib, and a receiving portion for preventing the displacement of the upper end when the upper end of the abutment rib abuts. Element. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 7 or 8,
The said abutment rib is the coating | coated member for vehicle body protection which made the vertical edge of the vehicle outer side oppose the side surface of the said vehicle outer side with the clearance gap. The covering member for protecting a vehicle body according to claim 7 or 8,
A vehicle body protecting covering member provided with a pair of protrusions on the inner surface so that the upper end of the abutting rib in contact with the inner surface is sandwiched in the plate thickness direction as a receiving portion provided on the upper inner surface.

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